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Recur(e, -cuir, Recour, v. [ME and e.m.E. rekure (Wyclif), e.m.E. also recoure (Spenser), L. recūrāre, also, in part, contracted var. of Recover v.]

1. tr. = Recover v. 1, 4, 5 and 6.Also absol. (or intr.), ? in sense 3 of Recover v.(1) a1500 Henr. Fab. 1149 (Harl.).
Ane certane breid fra him for to recuir [: pure, bure]absol. 1693 Fountainhall Decis. I 577.
The other creditors replied that nothing clad an infeftment with possession but only annualrent for terms due after the sasine … and his ascribing it to the prior term has … manifested his design, that he cannot now recur(2) 1560 Rolland Seven S. 3905.
Sa ȝe sall recure ȝour sicht agane Ib. 149.(3) a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 214.
Send fra the hevin the tynt man to recure [: seruitour, fure](4) 1560 Rolland Seven S. 9935.
We sall do diligence, … Him to recure of his infirmitie a1568 Bann. MS 238b/30.
Sen that ȝe ma me satisfie Of all my panis and me recure [: sepulture] Frome dulfull deth deliver me

intr. = Recover v. 8. a1500 K. Hart 254.
King Hairt sair woundit was, bot … weill he traistit that he suld recure [: cure] 1560 Rolland Seven S. 113.
Bot ȝe sall sone recure [: sure] — a1568 Bann. MS 75b/6.
Churliche blud seindill dois recure [: nature] To be gentill

2. tr. a. To redress or repair (a wrong). [e.m.E. rekure, in this sense (1536).] b. To put right (a wrong decision). c. To get (a fee) in return for service rendered.a. a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 1700.
And his gret grace in schort tyme to recour [ed. retour] The lang offence done to thi saluitourb. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 1418.
Sentence … na way thow may renounce Nor in na sort again recurec. a1568 Bann. MS 219a/27.
Ȝarnyng na fee thairfoir to recure